Cleaning rod for guns



Jan. 15, 1929.

M. J, PETERSEN CLEANING non Fon GUNS Filed Aug. 12, 1.927

f v attenua! y Patented Jan. 15, 19219.'. l y

mmm J'. rnrunsnn, or oANYoN, MINNESOTA.

CLEANING non' non GUNS. 4

Application led August 12, 1927. Serial No. 212,593.

This invention relates to improvementsin cleaning rods for firearms.One-objectof the invention among others is.to provide a device whichwill allow` the cleaning rod to rotate freely in a riiied barrel as therod is pulled endwise through the barrel.

Another object of the invention is to pro-- vide a device which willobviatethe necessity of turning the hand when the rod is drawn through ariiied barrel.

And a still further' object of the invention islto provide a devicewhich will facilitate the thoroughness of the cleaning operation.

Other objects will appear as the description of the invention proceeds.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of thecleaning rod,. i

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional'view particularly showing the handle,l

Figure 3 isa transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 2,looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows, and

Figure 4 .is a view similar to Figure 2, showing a slight modiiicationof the invention.

which is iiattenedat one end and provided Referring more particularlyjothe drawlings, the 'numeral 10 indicates a rod element with a slot 11 toreceive the usual cleaning rag. Formed on the other end of said elementis a disc or head 12'..

Swiveled on the rod element 10 is a cas ing 13 open at one end andclosed at the other end by an end wall 14 having an axial opening.therein which rotatably receives said rod element. The disc 12 isfreely ac commodated within the casing and interposed between the endwall 14 and the disc are hall bearings 15. -Overlying the disc aresimilar bearings indicated by the numeral 16. Snugly fitting in thecasing is a metal thimble 17 and associated with said thimble is arounded grip 18 formed of wood or other suitable material. Atone endsaid grip is reduced to form a shank 19 fitting snugly in the'thimble,and formed at the base of said shank is a flat shoulder 23 whichoverhangs the open end of the casing abutting the edge thereof. Formedin the casing 13, the thimble 17, and the reduced shank ofthe grlp andfitting through said openings is a transverse pin 20 which is upset atboth ends to maintain the coacting parts in operative relation.-

. In use, a cleaning rag' is inserted into the f carried by the rodelement will follow the rifles, causing said element torotate, thusaiding the cleaning of said ril-les. The head of the rod element willrotateffreelyl inthe casing due to the ball bearings underlyingv andoverl ing the disc. Oil should be introduced mto the casing to keep thebearings in good condition. f

Referrin 'to Figure -4, I showA a device similar to t e one'shown inFigures 1 and 2 with the exception that I employ a hollow rounded metalgrip 22 with one end reduced to form a shank 24 which is fitted snuglywithin t-he casing 13, thus obviating the necessity for the-thimble 17.Otherwise, the modication is identical with the preferred form of theinvention and operates in a like manner.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:-

A gun cleaner comprising a rod, a flat cir-Y cular disk at oneA end .ofsaid rod constituting a head for the rod, a cylindrical casing open atone end and having a wall at its other end formed with a centralopening, said rod being passed through said opening with its headreceived in the casing and being freely rotatable relative to thecasing, bearing balls about said rod bet-Ween the head thereof and theend wall of said casing, a hand griphaving at one end a .reducedyintegral portion forming a neck, the said neck being received in saidcasing through the open end thereof and having a Hat end face spacedfrom the` head of'said rod, bearing balls in said casing' between thehead of said rod and thel ilat end face -of said neck, .and a securingpin 'passed transversely through the casing and

